Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey JournalMichael Garbacki, 20, of Bayonne, cries in court as he listens to the statement of his sister, Diana, during his sentencing this afternoon. At left is his lawyer, Joseph P. Rem Jr.Michael Garbacki, a 20-year-old Bayonne resident, was sentenced to five years in prison today for being drunk when he plowed into three young women on April 18 last year on Port Jersey Boulevard and caused horrific injuries to the victims. Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey JournalMonica Elias, mother of Jillian, 19, of Bayonne, left, reads her statement in court, as Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Steve Dill comforts them.In January, Garbacki, a resident on Avenue B, pleaded guilty pleaded guilty to assault by auto, driving while intoxicated and two counts of aggravated assault in connection to the crash.

The five-year sentence was negotiated with the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office. He will have to serve at least 85 percent of the sentence before he is eligible for parole.

He was sentenced today in Jersey City by Hudson County Superior Court Judge Kevin Callahan.

Garbacki was behind the wheel of the car that crashed into a parked car and a group of youths, injuring 19-year-old Jillian Elias and 21-year-old Yajaira Montes, both of Bayonne, as well as Bianca Santana, 21, of Asbury Park.

Her skull was completely detached from her spinal column, although her spinal cord was not severed, officials said. She also suffered brain trauma and has undergone 15 operations for injuries, including 13 fractures and lacerations to her liver, kidney and spleen.